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Greek Civilization

QuestionAnswer
myth traditional story about gods, heroes or things in the natural world; explained the beliefs and practices of the Greeks
ritual an action that is part of a religious ceremony
oracle a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god; also the person who speaks to the god or goddess; also the god or goddesses answer
fable short tale that teaches a lesson
oral tradition the art of passing stories from generation to generation by word of mouth
drama a story told mainly through the words and actions of a cast of characters; a play; two categories, tragedy and comedy
tragedy a play where the main character struggles to overcome hardships but does not succeed
comedy a play where the story ends happily
Sophists a group of Greek philosophers who traveled and taught philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking
rhetoric the art of public speaking and debate
Socratic Method asking questions to get to the truth
Hippocratic Oath a list of rules about how doctors should use their skills to help their patients
cavalry soldiers on horseback
Hellenistic Era time period, after the death of Alexander, when Greek culture spread to the areas that Alexander had conquered
Epicureanism philosophy where the purpose of life is to find happiness
Stoicism believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness
circumference measurement of the outer border of a circle
plane geometry shows how points, lines, angles and surfaces relate to each other on a plane; 2 dimensional
solid geometry shows how points, lines, angles, surfaces and solids relate to each other in 3 dimensional space
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